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But why has the country helped to bankroll an event that has struggled to generate interest, drawing criticism for the impact it could have on players, domestic leagues, and the environment?

And Josh Hawley, a Missouri senator who chairs the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, threatened an investigation solely into CHIRLA, saying that it was “bankrolling” civil unrest.

A Republican senator from Missouri threatened an investigation on Wednesday into one of Los Angeles’ most established immigrant organizations, accusing it of “bankrolling the unrest.”

The first class in October was funded by actor Keanu Reeves, who is a friend of Szlasa’s, with the second bankrolled by the United Way.

Ballots do not denote political affiliations; political parties are banned from bankrolling candidates.